Paris Saint-Germain won without batting an eyelid this Sunday against Olympique de Marseille (4-0, 6th day of Ligue 1). Kylian Mbappé left with an injury.
Paris Saint-Germain did not do its best enemy any favors by winning on Sunday evening at the Parc des Princes against Olympique de Marseille (4-0, 6th day of Ligue 1). For this 106th “Classic” in history, Luis Enrique’s players took advantage of Achraf Hakimi’s great form, a well-oiled team and a Marseille defense that was too fragile to win at home. A major black spot, however, for PSG: the injury to Kylian Mbappé, affected in an ankle. As for OM, the obstacle was too high this evening, even if Pancho Abardonado’s men could have deserved a little better.
Because at the start of the match, it was the visiting Olympians who created the two best chances in the game, each time through Vitinha. But the Portuguese’s first strike was masterfully countered by Marquinhos (12th), before his header hit the top of the Parisian crossbar (22nd). The problem for Marseille is that before all this, it was PSG who opened the scoring with a splendid and precise free kick from Achraf Hakimi (1-0, 8th). A set piece obtained after a foul by Leonardo Balerdi on Kylian Mbappé, and this would have a dramatic consequence for the attacker, forced to come off in the 32nd minute. The right ankle seemed affected.
Ramos takes advantage
However, nothing to stop the Parisian machine, with a first goal in his new colors for Randal Kolo Muani (2-0, 37th), scored a few minutes later. Enough to join the locker rooms with a logical advantage for Paris. At the break, Jacques Abardonado may have decided to make two offensive substitutions, but nothing did for OM who conceded a third goal, two minutes after the restart thanks to a header from Ramos (3-0, 47th), then a fourth for the Portuguese’s double at the very end of the match (4-0, 89th). The mass having been said and well said, PSG validated its third success of the season in the championship, after a controlled second period.
This result allows Luis Enrique’s gang to move up to third place in the standings, with the same number of points, but a better goal difference than Monaco (4th). As for Marseille, it has fallen to seventh place and is now two units behind its tormentor of the day. In a week, Paris will travel to Clermont, while OM will have a new complicated duel to manage against AS Monaco. By then, the Marseille team will perhaps have found its new coach.
